Ararahih'urípih
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kaná- marker used for 'they' (subject) acting on 'me' (object)

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lexicon ID #3738 | revised Aug 12 2014

kaná- PREF • marker used for 'they' (subject) acting on 'me' (object)


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  1. chímiva   púxay   vúra-xay   kanee-kvárish-ap  
    soon   not.yet   Intensive-not   3pl>1s-buy-INV  
    But it turned out that I couldn't.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. kári   xás   pa-mukun-axvâa   kich   kanee-kvárish  
    then   then   the-3plPOSS-head   only   3pl>1s-buy  
    Then they bought just the heads from me.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  3. itnoopámahich   ník   kana-'êeh   xás   váa   káru   vúra   pa-'íshpuk   púva-xay   kana-'êeh-ap   káruma   chími-heesh   itha-kûusrah   véenik   mit   pa-ni-ykára-naa-t  
    five.each   a.little   3pl>1s-give   then   so   also   Intensive   the-dentalium.shells   not.yet-not   3pl>1s-give-INV   in.fact   soon-FUT   one-sun   ago   near.past   NOMZ-1s(>3)-beat-PL-PAST  
    They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  4. kíri   kana-xusêer   p-u-thitíim-tih-ara  
    I.wish   3pl>1s-think.about   NEG-3s(>3)-hear-DUR-NEG  
    "I wish they would think about me that I can not understand."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text
  5. vaa   uum   hôoy   vúrava   kanée-p-taatripaa-vish  
    so   3.SG   where   just   3pl>1s-ITER-hook.toward.land-FUT  
    That way they will hook me out somewhere.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  6. káruma   uum   pihnêefich   u--ti   xáy   kaná-taatripaa  
    in.fact   3.SG   coyote   3s(>3)-think-DUR   let.not   3pl>1s-hook.toward.land  
    Coyote was thinking, "Let them not hook me out."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  7. vaa   uum   kana-'êethripaa-vish  
    so   3.SG   3pl>1s-take.out-FUT  
    Then they'll hook me out."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  8. xás   u-píip   oo      kan-éepshaamkir  
    then   3s(>3)-say   oh!   PERF   3pl>1s-abandon  
    And he said, "Oh, they've left me!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text
  9. pa-vúra   i-xus-áhaak   kúnish   chí   kanee-ykár-eesh   vúra   i-kpêehv-eesh   ík  
    NOMZ-Intensive   2s(>3)-think-when   sort.of   soon   3pl>1s-beat-FUT   Intensive   2s(>3)-shout-FUT   must  
    Whenever you think they are sort of about to kill you, you must shout.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  10. kári   xás   pa-'ûumukich   u-'uum   kári   xás   u-xús   hûut   kúth   pa-pu-kana-'aachichhîivrik-tih-ara  
    then   then   NOMZ-near   3s(>3)-arrive   then   then   3s(>3)-think   how   because.of   NOMZ-NEG-3pl>1s-be.glad.to.see-DUR-NEG  
    Then when he got near, then he thought, "Why aren't they happy to see me?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  11. kóova   kíri   kanée-pshaamkir  
    so   I.wish   3pl>1s-abandon  
    They wanted so much to leave me behind.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  12. ayu'âach   kana-xúseen-ti   kâanimich  
    it.was.because   3pl>1s-think.about-DUR   poor  
    It was because they thought, 'She's poor.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  13. pa-hûutva   kóo   yaas'ára   u-'íina-haak   víri   naa   vúra   kích   kaná-'aam-tih-eesh   káruma   apxan-kêemich   pa-niní-pxaan  
    NOMZ-somehow   as.much.as   rich.person   3s(>3)-exist-when   so   1sg.   Intensive   only   3pl>1s-eat-DUR-FUT   in.fact   cap-poor   the-1sPOSS-cap  
    However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text
  14. íp   kan-éepeer-at   xáyfaat   ôok   i-naa  
    PAST   3pl>1s-say.to-PAST   don't!   here   2s(>3)-go.uphill  
    They told me, 'Don't go up there.'"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text
  15. u-píip   naa   ni--tih      kana-pápivar-uk  
    3s(>3)-say   1sg.   1s(>3)-think-DUR   PERF   3pl>1s-go.search.for-to.here  
    He said, "I think they're coming to look for me."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text
  16. xás   pa-'avansáxiich   u-xús   fâat   áta   kúth   -vaa   kanée-peen-tih  
    then   the-boy   3s(>3)-think   what   maybe   because.of   NOMZ-so   3pl>1s-say.to-DUR  
    And the boy thought, "I wonder why I was told that?"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text
  17. púya   mâam   kanée-peen-tih   axicha-'êechkee-puh-ich   -krii  
    and.so   uphill   3pl>1s-say.to-DUR   child-kidnap-having.been.-ed-DIM   1s(>3)-live  
    "Say, I'm told uphill, I'm a kidnapped child!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text
  18. ayu'âach   kanée-peen-tih   axicha-'êechkee-puh-ich   -krii  
    it.was.because   3pl>1s-say.to-DUR   child-kidnap-having.been.-ed-DIM   1s(>3)-live  
    It was because it was told to me, I'm a kidnapped child."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text